Mae Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#620
1997	#598
1998	#583
1999	#539
2000	#391
2001	#364
2002	#413
2003	#402
2004	#384
2005	#418
2006	#346
2007	#268
2008	#319
2009	#359
2010	#409
2011	#486
2012	#499
2013	#450
2014	#494
2015	#478
2016	#509
2017	#631
2018	#624
2019	#537
2020	#445
2021	#469
2022	#462
2023	#429
2024	#443

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #180 in Republic of Ireland in 2025.

Mae's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#443	95	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	female	#429	95	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	female	#462	91	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	female	#469	91	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	female	#445	93	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	female	#537	75	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	female	#624	65	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	female	#631	66	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	female	#509	85	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	female	#478	90	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	female	#494	86	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	female	#450	93	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	female	#499	88	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	female	#486	88	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	female	#409	107	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	female	#359	121	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	female	#319	144	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	female	#268	179	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	female	#346	125	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	female	#418	89	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	female	#384	99	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	female	#402	90	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	female	#413	79	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	female	#364	90	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	female	#391	82	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	female	#539	52	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	female	#583	45	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	female	#598	43	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	female	#620	39	High	Demonstration data
2023	Northern Ireland	female	#328	4	High	Demonstration data
2022	Northern Ireland	female	#354	4	High	Demonstration data
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#446	3	High	Demonstration data
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#263	6	High	Demonstration data
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#361	4	High	Demonstration data
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#353	4	High	Demonstration data
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#451	3	High	Demonstration data
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#311	5	High	Demonstration data
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#413	3	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#180	26	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#197	22	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#226	18	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#214	21	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#221	21	High	Demonstration data
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#197	23	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#201	24	High	Demonstration data
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#218	22	High	Demonstration data
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#341	12	High	Demonstration data
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#254	18	High	Demonstration data
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#431	10	High	Demonstration data
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#274	18	High	Demonstration data
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#424	10	High	Demonstration data
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#371	13	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#359	13	High	Demonstration data
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#555	7	High	Demonstration data
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#439	10	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#501	8	High	Demonstration data
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#549	6	High	Demonstration data
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#764	3	High	Demonstration data
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#689	3	High	Demonstration data
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#576	4	High	Demonstration data
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#528	3	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	female	#476	6	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.